NRG Energy PE ratio NRG

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2010.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 24.4×
8-year median: 11.6×
Against its 8-year history: 70th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
8-year range: 2.0× to 176×
Peer median: 21.2×

NRG Energy's PE ratio is 24.4× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $92.31 against $3.78 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its 8-year median of 11.6×, higher than on 70% of days in the last 8 years.

Over that time it ranged from 2.0× in Nov 2020 to 176× in Jun 2026.

The median for 10 utility stocks of a similar size is 21.2×.

PE ratio over time

median 11.6×

The dashed line is the 8-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	24.4×	22.3×	176×
2025	24.1×	17.1×	78.1×
2024	23.0×	8.3×	25.5×
2023	7.0×	4.0×	7.2×
2022	4.0×	2.2×	5.8×
2021	4.3×	2.3×	33.6×
2020	2.3×	2.0×	10.3×
2019	10.1×	9.9×	51.8×
2018	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2017	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2016	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2015	51.6×	51.6×	128×
2014	16.1×	14.9×	16.1×
2013	15.9×	10.9×	21.2×
2012	21.8×	13.9×	23.1×
2011	15.6×	9.0×	45.9×
2010	9.8×	7.2×	10.2×

Against its peers

Companies in Utilities nearest NRG Energy's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
NRGNRG Energy	24.4×
EVRGEvergy	21.4×
NINiSource	22.9×
LNTAlliant Energy	22.0×
CMSCMS Energy	20.9×
EIXEdison International	5.9×
ESEversource Energy	17.5×
PPLPPL	20.7×
FEFirstEnergy	24.5×
CNPCenterPoint Energy	24.2×
DTEDTE Energy	20.8×
Peer median	21.2×

Where NRG Energy ranks

#55of 67Utility stocks with the lowest PE ratio

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.